moral
/ˈmɒɹəl/ · noun
Meaning
- (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
- (chiefly in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
- A morality play.
- A moral certainty.
- An exact counterpart.
- To moralize.
- Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
- Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
- Capable of right and wrong action.
- Probable but not proved.
- Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
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